Pocket guard



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Application March 28, 1942, Serial No. 436,679

4 Claims.

The present invention relates to new and useful improvements in pocket guards, particularly for welders, and has for its primary object to provide, in a manner as hereinafter set forth, a device of this character comprising novel means for preventing welding rods or electrodes from falling out of the pocket in which they are usually carried.

Another very important object of the invention is to provide a pocket guard of the aforementioned character which is adapted to be expeditiously applied to a pair of trousers and removed therefrom when desired.

Other objects of the invention are to provide a pocket guard of the character described which will be comparatively simple in construction, strong, durable, highly efficient and reliable in use, compact, light in weight, and which may be manufactured at low cost.

All of the foregoing and still further objects and advantages of the invention will become apparent from a study of the following specification, taken in" connection with the accompanying drawings wherein like characters of reference designate corresponding parts throughout the several views, and wherein:

Figure 1 is a view in front elevation of a pocket provided with a guard constructed in accordance with the present invention.

Figure 2 is a view in rear elevation thereof.

Figure 3 is a vertical sectional view, taken substantially on the line 3-3 of Figure 1.

Figure 4 is a view in horizontal section, taken substantially on the line 4-4 of Figure 1.

Referring now to the drawings in detail, it will be seen that reference numeral I designates a portion of a trousers leg having mounted thereon an elongated or deep pocket 2. A plurality of welding rods or electrodes in the pocket 2 are indicated at 3. It will be observed that the electrodes 3 are of such length as to project a considerable distance above the pocket 2. At the upper portion of the pocket 2 and adjacent the sides thereof, the garment I has formed therein a pair of vertical slits 4, the purpose of which will be presently set forth.

Removably mounted on the inner side of the garment I in a manner to extend transversely across the upper portion of the pocket 2 is an elongated, longitudinally curved frame 5 of suitable wire or other material. Fixed vertically in the end portions of the frame 5 is a pair of rods 6 having their intermediate portions bent in a manner to form inwardly projecting loops or fingers 'l. A rubber band 8, which extends trans- I across the outside versely across the front of the pocket 2, passes through the slits 4 and has its ends looped over the fingers l for mounting said rubber band on the frame 5 under tension.

It is thought that the manner in which the guard functions will be readily apparent from a consideration of the foregoing. Briefly, the rubber band 8, being under, tension, frictionally retains the electrodes 3 in the pocket 2 and holds the protruding upper end portions of said electrodes closely adjacent the leg of the welder thereby promoting safety in addition to preventing loss of said electrodes. The construction and arrangement is such that the device may be conveniently removed from the garment I when desired by simply disengaging one end of the rubber band 8 from its respective finger 1. Thus, the guard may be conveniently transferred to another garment. This also facilitates launder ing of the garment. The invention also contemplates, in lieu of the rubber band 8, the use of an elastic band or strap looped around the ends of the frame 5 with its ends adjustably and detachably connected through the medium of a suitable buckle, clasp or other connecting means.

It is believed that the many advantages of a pocket guard constructed in accordance With the present invention will be readily understood, and although a preferred embodiment of the device is as illustrated and described, it is to be understood that changes in the details of construction may be resorted to which will fall within the scope of the invention as claimed.

What is claimed is:

1. A guard of the character described comprising an elongated frame engageable with the inside of a garment inwardly of a pocket in said garment, inwardly projecting fingers in the end portions of said frame extending in the longitudinal plane and within the confines thereof, and an endless resilient element extending transversely across the outer side of the pocket under tension and having its ends looped over the fingers.

2. The combination with a garment including a pocket, said garment having slits therein adjacent the sides of the pocket and exteriorly thereof, of an elongated frame mounted on the inner side of the garment and extending transversely across the upper portion of the pocket, inwardly projecting fingers mounted in the end portions of said frame extending in the longitudinal plane and within the confines thereof, and an endless, resilient retaining element extending transversely of the pocket under tension,

said resilient element passing through the slits and having its ends looped over the fingers.

3. The combination with a garment including a pocket, said garment having slits therein adjacent the sides of the pocket, of an elongated, longitudinally curved wire frame mounted in the garment and extending transversely across the pocket, vertical rods fixed in the end portions of the frame, said rods comprising loops at intermediate points defining inwardly projecting fingers, and a rubber band extending transversely across the outside of the pocket under tension and passing through the slits and having its ends looped over the fingers, said rubber band providing means for frictionally retaining articles in [5,

the pocket.

4. A garment comprising a pocket, said garment having slits therein adjacent the sides of said pocket and exteriorly thereof, a member mounted on the inner side of the garment and extending substantially between the slits, and an elastic element extending transversely across the outer side of the pocket under tension and connected to the member, said elastic element passing through the slits and constituting means for gathering and contracting the pocket on an article therein for frictionally gripping and retaining said article.

LOUIS F. SAYLES. 

